Beech F33A accident near Taos, NM
On May 20, 2011, a Beech F33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Taos, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 20, 2011
- Place
- Taos, NM
- Aircraft
- Beech F33A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.420°N, 105.287°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110523X00308
Official records · CEN11FA347
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 20, 2011, at 1102 mountain daylight time, N1533Y, a Beechcraft BE-F33A airplane, sustained substantial damage when it collided with heavily wooded, mountainous terrain approximately 13 miles east of Taos Regional Airport (SKX), Taos, New Mexico. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private corporation and operated by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, about 0936, and was destined for Taos. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the personal cross country flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Prior to departure, the pilot contacted the Fort Worth Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), Fort Worth, Texas, and received two abbreviated weather briefings. The pilot called for his first briefing at 0641 and then called for a second briefing at 0737 while driving to the airport. The pilot told the weather briefer that his normal route of flight was to depart San Angelo, Texas, fly over Tucumcari and Angel Fire, New Mexico, and "then pop over the mountains there between Angel Fire and Taos." According to the pilot’s business partner and co-owner of the airplane, the pilot’s original route of flight was from San Angelo to Taos. However, due to thunderstorms in the area, the co-owner's commercial flight was canceled and he asked the pilot to fly him to Amarillo first. The pilot agreed and planned to go direct to Taos from Amarillo. The co-owner stated the flight
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in loss of situational awareness, and a possible encounter with icing conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
